Where does “receiver” come from?
Receiver derives from Middle English recevere, from Old French recevere meaning "to receive."
receiver (English): A person who or thing that receives or is...
Definitions
- A person who or thing that receives or is...
Ancestry of “receiver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | receive | To take, as something that is offered, given,... |
| 2 | Middle English | receyven | — |
| 3 | Old French | recevoir | to receive |
| 4 | Latin | recipiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | capiō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kapiō | take |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kapjō | take, seize |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂pyéti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂p- | to seize, grab; to seize; take up; lift; to take,... |
Words derived from “receiver”